61st Street & Eliot Avenue
The four-way crossing of 61st Street and Eliot Avenue is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church is 1,160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Eliot Av/60 LN, is 30 feet away for the Q39, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Eliot Av/60 LN, 30 feet away, for the Q39.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eliot Av/60 LN Q3930 feetQ39
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Eliot Ave & 60 Ln 22 docks in all320 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-90 Eliot Avenue Gas station140 feet
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11378
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 95 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese tree lilac.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 153 Maspeth Elem School1,280 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church House of worship1,160 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,250 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,140 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 12 food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Eliot Avenue & 60th Lane 270 feet
- Eliot Avenue & Fresh Pond Road 290 feet
- 61st Street & 60th Drive 490 feet
- Eliot Avenue & 60th Place 580 feet
- 62nd Avenue & Fresh Pond Road 580 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 60th Lane 640 feet
- Fresh Pond Road & 60th Drive 670 feet
- Eliot Avenue & 62nd Street 710 feet
See every intersection along 61st Street or Eliot Avenue.